Hi, My name is Jim, when i was 17 I had a car accident and the result was 2 x spinal fusion, second fusion involved replacing discs , new disc rubbed on aorta causing Aortic aneurism was only 22 at the time now about to turn 42, and PTSD has finally kicked in. Need another fusion as back is buggered but had metal work removed couple of years ago because of a staph infection, and specialists main concern is infection returning as I've had three out of my 7 surgeries.
These days I need to drink myself to sleep and medicate for the chronic pain I suffer every night from my back pain and the stent that runs on the outside of my ribs from my chest to my groin,
I know I'm not the worst out there and do consider myself very lucky, but it's been a long haul.
Never done this before so just want to talk to people living through the same thing as my wife doesn't understand, I met her 6 years after my surgeries so she didnt see me go through thew hardest ones.